【動物專訊】雀鳥也是生命,但一些人只將他們視作玩具,買來滿足自己慾望,生病了則棄如敝屣。一隻只得兩個月大的鸚鵡「旺角妹」出現重病,主人不但打算另買一隻相似的鸚鵡代替,更將旺角妹丟在垃圾站。旺角妹獲救後,獸醫發現她的肝臟嚴重受損及腫大,終在獸醫診所中痛苦地死去。主人的可恥行為令人憤怒,但香港鸚鵡救援創辧人郭秀雲懷疑旺角妹的病因,是因為販賣商胡亂用藥所致,形容這種以藥物使雀鳥看似健康的做法,現時沒有受到監管,情況十分嚴重。
香港鸚鵡救援於6月8日晚收到求助,指一隻鸚鵡被遺棄在垃圾站,背後的故事令人難過和憤怒。年輕的求助人當時在雀仔街聽到一名中年女子手提一個裝著一隻鸚鵡的盒,向店員查詢有否同樣品種和大小的鸚鵡出售,更聲言是用來取代手上的鸚鵡,求助人引述那女子當時說:「醫隻鸚鵡可能貴過重新買一隻,而且不肯定會醫成怎樣,買過另一隻,免得家中小朋友發現不見了鸚鵡會扭計。」當店員問她會如何處理手中鸚鵡時,那女子答自己有分數。
沒想到那女子的「分數」,就是在垃圾站放下盒子離開,求助人打開該盒,發現盒內鸚鵡病情很嚴重,因此向香港鸚鵡救援求助。
義工隨即將鸚鵡帶到獸醫診所,並改名為旺角妹,但旺角妹病情太嚴重,身體瘦弱之餘,腹部又硬又脹,嗉囊中的食物沒有正常消化,而且極度嗜睡。只得兩個月大的旺角妹終在6月14日早上離世。
經化驗發現旺角妹的內臟嚴重受損,肝臟嚴重腫大,硬化成一大塊,因毒素超標而導致肝衰竭,還壓著其他器官,死前承受極大痛苦。
香港鸚鵡救援創辦人郭秀雲坦言,一些雀販賣商會慣性使用鹽酸四環素(Tetracycline),去抑制雀鳥不健康的定狀,往往過量使用,雀鳥看似健康,實際身體無法承受,懷疑旺角妹也因為這原因導致肝臟毒素嚴重超標至死。
她直言,旺角妹的不幸並非個別事件,政府應立法監管有關藥物在鳥類使用的情況,確保雀鳥不會在買賣過程中受到不當對待。
香港鸚鵡救援一眾義工昨日為旺角妹進行善終儀式,讓她有尊嚴地離開。同場還有因病而被主人棄養,最終離世的愛情鳥「上水B仔」,及被主人棄養翌日即死亡的鸚鵡「無名」。
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